DEUNGHAE POV

*drin drin* the alarm rings. It’s 8am

« Omo! I’ve slept so much » I suddenly realize

« DeungHae, what’s wrong? » HyeRim asks me, still sleepy

« Well, I’ve just realized that yesterday I didn’t practice »

« Don’t dare to start nagging. Not now. Now let’s wash up and get ready. We’ll think about that later » she says

« Ok » I say, while checking my phone. 5 messages form HyunKi:

h. 19.00 @Blue: hey! Where are you?

h. 19.30 @Blue: everything ok?

h. 20.00 @Blue: answer me!!

h. 21.00 @Blue. Well, coordi Kim said you’re probably asleep. Please come to me when you wake up

h.07.00 @Blue: I suppose you’re still sleeping… well, I have to go to Japan with Seventeen… call me when you’re up

“Oh. He must be worried” I think so I call him 

« Shin DeungHae! » he yells

« Oppa… » I whisper

« Do you know how worried I was? »

« Mianhae, I fell asleep as soon as I lied down… Sorry to make you worry »

« Oh, it’s ok… Are you fine? »

« Ne, I am. I’m getting ready for my first day at work »

« Good » I can feel he is smiling

« When are you coming back? »

« I don’t know, in one or two weeks probably »

« So long?? » I ask, a little sad

« It seems so. You be good while I’m not there and try to get along well with NU’EST, they are good guys… Understand? »

« I’ll try my best »

« That’s all you can say? » he sounds a little disappointed « I ask you again: will you get along well with them and take care of yourself? »

« Da » I answer in Russian, cheerfully

« That’s much better » he laughs « I must go. Bye bye Blue »

« Bye Oppa! » I say

« What’s wrong? » HyeRim asks me

« Nothing. He’s staying in Japan for one or two weeks »

« Ah ok… Now hurry and get ready »

« Yes boss » I smile her

In the hall we meet coordi Kim: « Annyeong » we greet her

« Good morning » she smiles

« What do we do today? » we ask

« Just come with me, and then help the staff »

« Ok. We’ll work hard »

As we arrive to the main building, some make-up artists request our help… And we end up running through the building all the day. But at least we’re able to control almost every single room and we also start to know the staff better.

After one week almost anything has changed: we keep helping, but today we can be assistants during a photoshooting. It’s already something!

« DeungHae bring me the hairdryer! » Baekho’s hair stylist, Monica, orders

« Here! » I give it to her

« The comb HyeRim! » Minhyun’s stylist, HaRan, yells

« Here! » she smiles

And it goes on like this for about 2 or 3 hours. At the end of the shooting, JR asks us: « Aren’t you tired? You always have to run here and there… »

« To me it’s nothing, I’ve done worst things » I smile

« I’m quite used to this, it’s not the first time I’m the new make-up artist » HyeRim also smiles.

« InterLab is an international company right? » Baekho asks us

We nod together

« Then how many languages can you speak Noona? » Ren asks us, acting cute

« Not many: English, Korean, Russian and a little Spanish » HyeRim answers

« Ah… ok… but actually I wanted to ask DeungHae… » Ren says shyly

« Me? Ya, why did you call me Noona? » I ask. Ren just smiles

« I’m your age, don’t make me feel older! » I say

« It depends on what Noona answers me… » he teases me

« Well, I can speak… » I’m counting how many, when I see HyeRim looking at me like don’t-dare-to-say-the-truth… « mmm, 7 language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and of course Korean » I answer

« Really? Can I call you Noona, DeungHae? Please… » Ren says with an aegyo

« If you can’t really call me DeungHae… » I say, admitting my defeat

« Thank you » he smiles me

It’s been exactly two weeks since we’re arrived, and nothing changed in our job: we still have to help everyone who asks. Luckily nothing happened to the boys. We’re in the practice room with them.

I keep thinking about the stalker, and I see that HyeRim is lost in her thoughts “Who might he/she be?” I ask myself “I don’t think is someone of the staff…”

« Hey lucky charms!! » JR says, bringing me back in reality

« What have you said? Sorry, I wasn’t listening… » I say embarrassed

« I called you two. Were you daydreaming? » he tease us

« So the “lucky charms” were us? » HyeRim asks

« Ne » he smiles

« Since you’re here, anything bad happened » Baekho explains « You’re like lucky charms »

« Oh » HyeRim and I nod together

« We’ve finished anyway » Aron says « Let’s go back together, ok? »

« Ye!! » we all answer

« Then wait for us here girls » Ren says leaving

« We’re ready » Minhyun calls us

They’re all here, except Ren, who is the last, as usual, and who is heading toward us now

« Oppa!! » I suddenly say and start running